| Province |
Includes |
Actual day |
Date observed in 2012 |
|
Southland |
Invercargill,
Bluff,
Milford
Sound,
Fiordland |
17
January |
Monday
16
January |
|
Wellington |
Wellington,
Manawatu,
Whanganui |
22January |
Monday
23
January |
|
Auckland |
Waikato,
King
Country,
Coromandel,
Bay
of
Plenty,
Gisborne/East
Coast |
29
January |
Monday
30
January |
|
Northland |
Whangarei |
29
January |
Monday
30
January |
|
Nelson |
Nelson,
Tasman,
Buller
and
parts
of
North
Canterbury |
1
February |
Monday
30
January |
|
Otago |
Dunedin,
Queenstown |
23
March |
Monday
26
March |
|
Taranaki
(New
Plymouth) |
New
Plymouth |
31
March |
Monday 12
March |
|
South
Canterbury |
|
25
September |
Monday
24
September |
|
Hawkes'
Bay |
Napier,
Hastings |
1
November |
Friday
19
October |
|
Marlborough |
Blenheim,
Picton |
1
November |
Monday 29
October |
|
Canterbury |
Christchurch,
Ashburton |
16
November |
Friday
16
November |
|
Chatham
Islands |
|
30
November |
Monday 3
December |
|
Westland |
Westport,
Greymouth |
1
December |
Monday 3
December |
Provincial
Anniversary
Days are
generally
observed on
the Monday
nearest to
the actual
day.
Provinces
relate to
the former
Provinces of
19th Century
New Zealand
and are not
related to
or
determined
by
present-day
Districts or
Regions.
Information
provided by
the
Department
of Labour |
